Ladhowal’s loss is Halwara’s gain
Land prices crash as airport project ‘shifted’
Ludhiana, December 26
With uncertainty looming large over the prospects of an international airport coming up at Ladhowal on the city outskirts, the land prices have started crashing in areas in the periphery. The land prices in these areas had shot up phenomenally after the proposal came up for setting up an international airport there.

Sterilisation case: boy’s father refutes IMA charge
Ludhiana, December 26
The father of an alleged mentally challenged youth, who was a victim of a fraud played on him by his friends and was got
sterilised at the Civil Hospital in October, is a deeply pained man today. First, he suffered the shock of the operation of his son, then the police inaction after his complaint.

A Ludhiana resident stands in the balcony of his house in an attempt to feel the warmth of the sun till the last minute before it sets in the west.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

PSEB grossly overstaffed,
says industry
Ludhiana, December 26
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is grossly overstaffed. The number of PSEB employees per 1,000 customers is among the highest in comparison to electricity boards of other states. Whereas the Kerala State Electricity Board has 4.20 employees per 1,000 customers, this number is almost four times more, 16.90, in case of the PSEB.

Elderly couple catches robber
Khanna, December 26
An elderly couple caught a robber trying to loot them at gunpoint on Saturday night. Later other residents handed over the robber to the police.

Udham Singh trust vows to get memorial to martyr
Ludhiana, December 26
The controversial issue of 1,500 square yards of land of an elite club in the city resurfaced at a function organised to celebrate the 106th birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Udham Singh when the city-based Shaheed Udham Singh Trust resolved that it would not relax till it get a memorial and a library set up in the memory of the martyr in the city.

Tributes being paid to Shaheed Udham Singh on his birth anniversary in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Inderjit Verma

Fauji Beat
Rid Army of political interference
POLITICAL interference in the Army started when Mr Krishna Menon was the Defence Minister in the 1950s. Its shattering fallout in the 1962 war was too obvious to be missed. This interference coupled with favouritism continued to grow over the years.

Homage being paid to the war heroes at the Sehjra Memorial in Ferozepore.

Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 26
The beacon of education of Mandi Ahmedgarh and the founder of Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School and Sacred Soul Public School, Data Ram Sharma, died after prolonged illness here today.

Students pose for a photograph after receiving awards at the annual prize distribution
function of Everest school in Ludhiana on Monday.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Sekha gets Nanak Singh award
Ludhiana, December 26
The Punjabi Novel Akademy organised a literary seminar at Punjabi Bhavan here today. The function was organised to pay homage to novelist Nanak Singh on his death anniversary as well. The chief guest was Dr Katar Singh Suri, son of Nanak Singh. Mr Kulbir Singh Suri, another son of Nanak Singh, also participated.

Novelist Davinder Sekha speaks at a seminar organised by the Punjabi Novel Akademy at Punjabi Bhavan in Ludhiana on Monday.
Photo by Inderjit Verma

‘More heart
attacks during winters’Ludhiana,
December 26
“It has been shown that more heart attacks occur during winter months,
in the mornings and on Mondays.” This was stated by Dr Arun Kochar,
interventional cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, in the wake of the
cold wave that has enveloped the region.

‘Migrants
prone to drug addiction, AIDS infection’Ludhiana,
December 26
“Nearly three-fourth of the sizeable population of migrants in the
industrial hub of the state is prone to drug addiction and vulnerable to
communicable diseases, along with the threat of HIV/AIDS infection.”

City doc
attends workshop at Hong KongLudhiana,
December 26
Dr Harpal Singh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics
at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, recently attended a three-day
comprehensive bioskill workshop at Orthopaedic Learning Centre at
Chinese University in Hong Kong.